Christmas wishes of President Sergey Soloveychik

Dear judo friends!

There comes a glorious holiday of Christmas. The old 2012 year ends. It brought us disappointment and hope, sorrow of loss and joy of victories.

Another year we were together on the tatami in the circle of our... Seguir leyendo

Matteo Pellicone re-elected as Italian Federation President

With 97,78 % of the votes, Matteo Pellicone has been re-elected as President of the FIJLKAM Federation Board for the years 2013-2016. Pellicone was alected together with the judo section members: Franco Capelletti, Stefano Stefanel, Giovanni... Seguir leyendo

Lasha Shavdatuashvili ends the year in style as #1 at IJF World Ranking

Georgian Lasha Shavdatuashvili is the new leader at the IJF World Ranking in his category U66kg. The Olympic Champion who is currently injured didn't fight since the Olympic Games but benefit from the 50% reduction of the points of previous... Seguir leyendo

Sindelfingen will host European Cup as preparation of World Championships

After a one year break, the German Federation will organise a European Cup again. At 20-21 July Sindelfingen is the host of the European Cup. The event is one of the main preparations for judoka participating at the World Championships for... Seguir leyendo

Russian city Chelyabinsk awarded World Championships 2014

A cooperation agreement for organizing the World Judo Championships (individual and teams) – 2014 was signed on December, 17 in Moscow, Russia. According to this agreement the right to host this event was given to Chelyabinsk, Russia. The... Seguir leyendo

Register now for OTC “Going for Gold” Mittersill, first come, first served

Attention to all athletes who want to participate at the Olympic Training Centre in Mittersill. Athletes from the 4th to 80th position on the IJF World Ranking can claim a supported position.

If you want to participate, do it before the... Seguir leyendo

Portuguese President endorses 'Total Judo' Project

The President of the Portugal Anibal Cavaco Silva has made a Christmas visit to the Social Inclusion Judo Projects this week. He witnessed the training session and addressed the importance of everyone being equal in life opportunities.

Press conference highlights ECCO Judo Hero Challenge

Rok Draksic became the winner of the first ECCO Judo Hero Challenge in Tyumen. In the category U66kg, with an allowance of 5kg more, he defeated his three opponents.

At the press conference the winner thanked the EJU, Tyumen and Musa... Seguir leyendo

Rok Draksic convincing to victory at ECCO Judo Hero Challenge

The first ECCO Judo Hero Challenge was won by Rok Draksic of Slovenia. He found himself an outsider in this field and was honoured to invited among the best eight players. The wiped away the deception of the Olympic Games in his beloved judo... Seguir leyendo